MORE WOES: The country is to face another onslaught of snow and freezing rain

The country is to face another onslaught of snow and freezing rain that could turn roads into icy death traps.

This could be caused by a new weather front trickling in from the south, bringing fresh snow showers, forecasters have warned.

BBC forecaster Chris Fawkes warned Britain will experience a fresh band of “colossal” snow that will make its way through the country.

Temperatures will lift slightly over the coming days in southern Britain as the mercury plunges below freezing in the north.

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“Freezing rain perhaps represents one of the greatest challenges any driver could face”

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The BBC meteorologist said: “We got a weather front trickling its way northwards, bringing a band of snow across northern England.

“There will be gradual improvements to the weather as we go on through the weekend but the risk of a bit more snow to come this morning, particularly across northern areas.”

The deadly combination of The Beast from the East and Storm Emma that gripped the country in the past few days sparked widespread chaos and claimed at least 16 lives.

Mr Fawkes added: "We’re seeing something called freezing rain. This is liquid rain that has a temperature below zero and as soon as it touches the surface it freezes instantly."

He added: “Black ice, very dangerous conditions out on the roads, we’ve got some of this freezing rain right now across eastern Scotland and parts of north-east England: watch out on the roads and pavements. Things could get very very nasty here.”

“Droplets of rain which come into contact with the ground and other surfaces freeze instantly. This creates a huge hazard as roads may look clear and safe, despite actually being potentially icy death traps.

"If freezing rain is forecast, put simply drivers should avoid using their vehicles in affected areas.”

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Meanwhile Coral bookmarked cut the odds as the wettest March on record into 2-1 from 4-1, as forecasts predicted a lot of rainfall over the next couple of weeks.

Coral's John Hill said: “Although temperatures may be improving, it looks like it is going a damp couple of weeks and as a result we have slashed the odds on a record amount of rainfall for March.

It is also offering evens for 2018 as the coldest year ever and a 4-1 for snow in London by the end of the weekend.